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		avar on April 30, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Eric Schmidt Steps Down from Alphabet’s Board of D... Do you think Oracle encourages the sort of open internal debate culture that precipitated that well-known incident? The responsibility for corporate culture is ultimately with the CEO and the board.

joshuamorton on May 1, 2019 [–]

Do you think Google would have attracted the talent it did with a culture like oracle's?

avar on May 1, 2019 | [–]

Just because a CEO decision has consequences doesn't mean it isn't ultimately up to the CEO or the board. Making executive decisions that involve trade-offs is their entire job.

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